mortgage fraud
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Regulation & Law
Mortgage fraudster sentenced for cons totalling £200K
Adam Francis spoke to estate agents as part of his elaborate efforts to convince victims to part with cash.
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Regulation & Law
One mortgage fraud case recorded in a year
Olly Thornton-Berry, of Thirdfort, says the FCA only carried out one investigation into mortgage fraud last year.
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Regulation & Law
Mortgage adviser duo sentenced over £3m fraud
Larry Barreto and Tassib Hussain have been given suspended prison sentences after they worked together to falsify evidence for mortgage applications.
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Latest property news
Mortgage fraud rockets nearly 33% warns finance firm
Bridging loan specialist firm Apex says both mortgage and rental fraud have risen in the last year.
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Regulation & Law
Property business duo face FCA prosecution over mortgage fraud
An investigation by the FCA found that Larry Barreto and Tassib Hussein had helped clients apply for a mortgage via bogus paperwork.
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Crime
Estate agent caught up in £800,000 mortgage fraud case
London firm says it followed GDPR rules but still fraudster managed to get access to a property to steal details that helped mortgage fraud.
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Latest property news
Conveyancer struck off after helping criminal gangs launder drug cash
Ross Ian Mackay has accepted his role in a prolific scam that saw some 80 properties bought via mortgage fraud from the early noughties onwards.
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Regulation & Law
Conveyancers advise agents about most recent scams facing industry
Conveyancing Association says fraud is a significant threat to the industry and has issued revised guidance on how to tackle it including using 'selfies' to validate documents.
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